Laggards, But Not for Long

Industrial companies had a tough 2012, but most of the bad news appears to be behind them. Barron's looks at some poised to rebound.

A number of Wall Street's strategists have been pointing investors toward the industrial sector, citing their expectations for a reacceleration of economic growth later this year and into next. Given the recent spate of strong global economic data, it looks like they're on to something.

But the industrial sector is hardly homogeneous, and its constituents are subject to a wide variety of catalysts. Barron's ran a screen of the 61 industrial names in the Standard & Poor's 500, paying close attention to those with...